כלום

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Pronoun[edit]

כְּלוּם • (k'lum)

  1. anything

Usage notes[edit]

  • Used with a negative word, so the combination means "nothing".

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כְּלוּם • (k'lum)

  1. (archaic) Used to turn a statement of fact into a question of fact.
    • Talmud Bavli, Maseches Pesachim 87b
      כלום אדם זורע סאה אלא להכניס כמה כורין
      A man sows a se'a but to gain several korim...? [i.e., Does a man sow a small amount for a reason other than to gain many times the original amount?]

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